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Vanessa Bell, Self Portrait, courtesy of Henrietta Garnett
Attention Bloomsbury fans, there is a really wonderful exhibition of over 100 of Vanessa Bell’s paintings, photographs and designs at the Dulwich Picture Gallery currently, which must not be missed.
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Back in the heady days of Fast Fashion, the approach of Fashion Week triggered my seasonal visit to Topshop. As a fashion insider, we got to know exactly when to rock up to the Oxford Street store to grab the… Read More

My turn to share my favourite take aways from Frieze – drawn towards colour, texture and strange arty style, I have no idea who the art is by, as I just snapped away intuitively- enjoy.
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For anyone wanting to visit Venice, I’d urge you to go off season (don’t even think about August) and to consider staying away from the main drag, on either the Dorsoduro or the Guidecca. We stayed at La Calcina, a… Read More

For anyone unable to visit the truly wonderful Sonia Delaunay exhibition at Tate Modern any time soon, then I can highly recommend the book. I bought it, something I rarely do these days due to shelf space and general book… Read More

I know! No Readers Kitchens articles for ages and then two in less than a week!
I was fortunate enough to meet hot interior guru Abigail Ahern last week, when she kindly let me poke about her beautifully stylish kitchen… Read More

Some of the most inspirational women in gardening are listed in this lovely new book by Heidi Howcroft, with images by Marianne Majerus. From Mary Keen and Helen Dillon, Gill Richardson, Rosanna James and Sue Whittington, 14 new and experienced… Read More

This is a glorious idea from Designerbox.com, a French based company that recruits hot modern designers to produce a beautiful and unique item to send out each month in a neat wooden box. We’ve mentioned the rise of the ‘monthly… Read More

Danh Vo at Marion Goodman
Did you read in the comments on yesterday’s post on Soft Living, that the Danish have a word for this? It’s ‘hygge’, so let’s make February a ‘hygge’ month and be nice to ourselves. Make… Read More

Last week at the Boden Press day, it was all beautiful British blooms as the summer 2015 range is full to bursting with lovely floral prints and cheerful colour. Boden’s press day sets always look lovely, not having a chain… Read More

Beautiful image of Camila Batmanghelidjh by Emilie Sandy emiliesandy.com
Camila is the patron saint of troubled children and our all round favourite inspiring person. Ever. She’s not just a Weekend Woman, she’s a lifetime woman of substance. Jane and I… Read More

Listen up people, we have a new favourite shop, & Other Stories. I know we’ve written about it before, but recently it’s absolutely nailed it in terms of very wearable clothes for grown ups and we’ve had some interesting feedback… Read More

When The White Company.asked us to take over their Blog last weekend I was a little thrown. While I love their minimal (white) approach, anyone who knows me in real life knows I love colour and vitally nothing in my… Read More

I went to Sweden last week, as a guest of Gudrun, with Polly Leonard, founder of everyone’s favourite textile magazine Selvedge. She was very good company and gamely agreed to a quick on-the-hoof interview for TWR while we sat drinking… Read More

In contrast to the more familiar melancholic vibe we sometimes associate with Sweden, the designer Gudrun Sjödén is about as cheerful an individual as it’s possible to meet, which comes over loud and clear in her clothes designs. She is… Read More

While perusing J Crew’s lovely new Regent Street store (for research purposes, obvs) last week I spotted a selection of perfect pencil skirts. In particular, this beautifully printed navy and antique white one, which looks like a bit of wearable… Read More

There’s something fabulously old-school hippy about the textile artist Kaffe Fassett and his quilting,needlepoint and knitting style. Maybe it’s his upbringing on the Californian Big Sur coastline where his parents ran a restaurant popular with artists, or his move to… Read More

If you are a designer and have to match colours on a regular basis, you will be only too aware of the Pantone colour system. Established in 1963, Pantone have pretty much owned the world of colour since then.
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We went to the newly refurbished John Smedley store in Brook St, London this week. Smedley is 225 years old as a brand, which in fashion years is staggeringly ancient. It has a terrific heritage (the long-john is named after John… Read More